Everyone who lives here has a different opinion as to who locally makes the best pizza, so I should issue the warning that what follows is very much my personal view. To that point, I surveyed the class and got these responses:
Rocco's (6 votes)
Bruno's (3 votes)
Barnaby's (2 votes)
[Blaze, one of a chain (2 votes)]
Polito's (1 vote)
South Dining Hall (for its gluten-free options) (1 vote)
Silver Beach, St. Joseph MI (1 vote)
Fire and Ice, St. Joseph MI (1 vote)
[Papa John's, a chain (1 vote)]
[Fat Sully's, Denver; Giordano's, Chicago; Mama Rosa's, location unspecified --- not really in the South Bend area! (1 vote each)]
Barnaby's, on Jefferson Blvd (on the ND side of the bridge) is my favourite. It's great both for take-out and dine in, with a very atmospheric, dimly lit dining room filled with dark wooden benches. It is always packed.
Bruno's is another favourite; they have branches in various spots around town, but generally not for dine-in (just a few plastic tables at most locations).
Further afield, Pizza Transit in Niles (twenty minutes north of campus) is a real gem. They have a different ``Pizza of the month'' every month (maybe corned beef and cabbage, for March & St. Patrick's day, or turkey & stuffing for November and Thanksgiving). This month it is one of their best, French dip --- beef, onions and cheese, no sauce, au jus on the side for dipping (photo below from their website).
Other people have mentioned the famous Rocco's, a great favourite of ND alums, just south of campus, which has a more traditional Italian thin crust. My feet tell me that this is not a favourite of mine --- I haven't been there in maybe seven years. Another place worth mentioning, further afield, is Silver Beach pizza, atmospherically located in a converted railway station by Silver Beach in St. Joseph, MI, a town that will be the subject of a later post.
Happy eating!
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